{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T21:21:34.835Z","story":{"id":"r_d3cda81c522a4948a5afd8ff","slug":"cthulhu-mythos-card-game-erase-missing-link-mixes-cute-daily-life-with-sanity","url":"https://yomimono.id/cthulhu-mythos-card-game-erase-missing-link-mixes-cute-daily-life-with-sanity","headline":"Cthulhu Mythos Card Game 'Erase-Missing Link-' Mixes Cute Daily Life With Sanity Loss","summary":"A hands-on report from BitSummit PUNCH covers 'Erase-missing link-,' a card game and adventure from indie developer Eikyuu Papyrus. The game follows middle school girl Uzura Natsuyagi in Kyoto as she plays a Cthulhu Mythos-themed trading card game. Strange rumors claim the top player can become a wizard or a god. The adventure portion includes a sanity parameter and tragic events, while card battles combine deck-building with a trace-and-erase puzzle system.","why_it_matters":"The game juxtaposes a soft, heartwarming daily-life aesthetic with horror elements and a sanity mechanic, suggesting a tonal subversion of the typical hobby anime formula.","published_at":"2026-05-22T05:00:43.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Denfaminicogamer"],"citations":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","title":"Despite being an 'ADV about the daily life of a card game girl,' the game 'Erase-missing link-' has a sanity parameter and even tragedies occur. It's extremely unsettling. Do you fight using cards themed after the Cthulhu Mythos? If you improve, do your wishes come true? ...Wait, are you performing some dangerous ritual?","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/260522t"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}